| Description |
1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Charting the imagined city -- The terror of Peralvillo, "El Chalequero" -- Love, betrayal, and death in the underworld -- Organized crime and the porfirian state -- Disease, decay, and the strange case of Federico Abrego and María Barrera -- Politics, corruption, and the Arnulfo Arroyo affair -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Recounts six infamous crimes committed in nineteenth-century Mexico City and the underworld they were used to create. Examining judicial records, newspapers, government documents, and travel accounts, the author uncovers the truth behind some of nineteenth-century Mexico's most notorious criminals, including the serial killer "El Chalequero." |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Crime -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- History -- 19th century.
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Crime. |
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Mexico -- Mexico City. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Criminals -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Biography.
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Criminals. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Mexico City (Mexico) -- Social conditions.
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Garza, James Alex. Imagined underworld. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007 9780803222151 0803222157 (DLC) 2007020017 (OCoLC)131066222 |
| ISBN |
9780803215832 (electronic book) |
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0803215835 (electronic book) |
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9780803222151 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0803222157 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1281092223 |
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9781281092229 |
| Standard No. |
9786611092221 |
| Sudoc No. |
U5002 T225 -2007 |
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